Birmingham City manager Garry Monk spoke in 2015 about his strong relationship with current Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho, and the 39-year-old should take advantage of their relationship this summer.

The Blues chief, who has surely added these three 2018 World Cup stars to his summer transfer wish-list, will be desperate to strengthen his squad in the coming weeks in order to ensure they don’t find themselves in another Championship relegation battle next term, with one of his priorities being to bolster his attacking options seeing as the Midlands club only scored a measly 38 goals in their 46 league games in 2017/18.

Meanwhile, Mourinho has also been busy in the transfer market following the additions of Diogo Dalot and Fred, and with more expected to follow the duo to Old Trafford it could mean that opportunities are limited for some of the Red Devils youngsters that would have been hoping to get regular minutes on the pitch in the upcoming season.

If those highly-rated players aren’t going to get that then they may well be loaned out, and St Andrew’s could be the perfect home for some of them.

Here are three Man United youngsters that would shine under Monk in 2018/19…

With the futures of both David Stockdale and Tomasz Kuszczak seemingly in doubt, one of Monk’s main priorities in the next few days and weeks will surely be to bring a new goalkeeper to the club, and United stopper Joel Pereira could be the perfect option.

The 21-year-old is highly-rated by Mourinho but he only played 12 minutes of first-team football last term having found himself behind David De Gea and Sergio Romero in the pecking order, and he will surely be keen to get out and feature regularly in the 2018/19 campaign.

The stopper would have the opportunity to do that and pick up some much-needed experience at St Andrew’s with the Blues, and would potentially be their new number one.

He may only be 17 years of age, but Gomes is already well on the cusp of United’s first-team squad following some outstanding performances for the youth sides, and he featured for two minutes of Jose Mourinho’s men’s 4-0 FA Cup win against Yeovil in January.

The exciting attacking midfielder, who can play on the left as well as his preferred position in the centre, is quick, skilful and has an eye for goals and assists, and if the Portuguese manager is willing to let him leave on loan then Birmingham must pouce as he is the type of forward they desperately need following a disappointing campaign previously.

Like Gomes, the Netherlands U19 international is another exciting teenager that is on the edge of the first-team squad, and could even be a major part of their upcoming USA pre-season tour.

The tall attacker, who usually plays on the right wing but can also play on the left or as a central attacking midfielder, scored seven goals in 17 matches for the various young Red Devils sides last term and he would certainly be an exciting addition to the Birmingham frontline.

Regular football in such a competitive league could aid the 18-year-old’s development for the future.

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